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Elisha W. Decoster

Birth
Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Death
28 Aug 1837 (aged 7)
Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Burial
Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Annuals from History of Buckfield, 1837--(p. 375)
There was an epidemic of scarlet fever among the children this year. The disease was unusually fatal. Five children died with it out of the family of Henry DeCoster.
Annuals from History of Buckfield, 1837--(p. 375)
There was an epidemic of scarlet fever among the children this year. The disease was unusually fatal. Five children died with it out of the family of Henry DeCoster.

Inscription

ELISHA W. son of
Henry & Abigail E.
Decoster,
died Aug. 26, 1837;
aged 7 yrs. & 6 mos.

I take these little lambs said he
And lay them in my breast.



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